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Becca Powers
The High Achievers Club is for you - the big dreamer, goal getter, ceiling breaker, trailblazer, and quota crusher. You want unstoppable success without sacrificing your sanity. Yet, you find yourself juggling exhausting workdays, managing family affairs, and giving everything in your life more than you give yourself. Imagine being able to pursue your lofty goals and prioritize your health, wealth, relationships, and happiness at the same time. The High Achievers Club will give you the tools you need to breakup with burnout cycles, prioritize yourself so you can thrive personally and professionally, and earn more money than you ever have!You will learn from Becca, a variety of experts, sales leaders, corporate executives, and other high achievers how you can experience skyrocketing success without sacrifice and live a life that’s freaking amazing!
Not all endings mean goodbye. Sometimes, the end only signifies the start of something new.
We have truly achieved so much during this run of The High Achievers Club Podcast. Can you believe it, we made it through 16 strong episodes! I’m truly overwhelmed with the love and support that I have received from you, my hackers.
But as we wrap up the episodes for The High Achievers Club, I want to welcome you all to a new show I’ll be releasing in January 2023 called “The emPOWERed Half Hour: Level Up AND Thrive with Becca Powers” where our stories of high achievements are used to empower not only ourselves but others. It’s a show that uses this platform to share stories and everyday conversations with people who are living an empowered life to encourage others to make their own empowered choices as well.
So, there’s no saying goodbye to you, my hackers. It’s only, ta-ta for now but I’ll see you again real soon!
Wisdom To Live By
- “Success has its own definition for every single person. ” – Becca Powers
- “We spend so much time thinking about what we are doing rather than who we are. And I think that is one of the major flip-to-script moments that we can have ourselves when we think about success—what does success mean to us and who does it help us become? Not what is it that we achieve.” – Becca Powers
- “The best investment you can ever make is in yourself.” – Becca Powers
- “It's about providing a platform where you can see yourself in my conversations and the conversations with other people so that you can make the empowered changes that you need to make.” – Becca Powers
Resources Mentioned
- Harness Your Inner CEO
Follow Becca:
- Website
It is undeniable—we live in a harsh world that burdens us with responsibilities and pressures us to excel. Every single time.
It’s a tough competition, not with others around you but with the society that always watches and always expects. And so we run around, do things, and chase a life that the world tells us to live. Sometimes we go by, living life when we don’t understand what living life even means. And even those of us who live with passion, chasing their dreams, and fulfilling a mission still find themselves lost.
So, it is normal to feel tired. Lost. Exhausted. It is okay to feel burnt out. But when we do, we should also know that it’s okay to take a pause, to stop, and take things slowly. You don’t always need to rush and push yourself beyond your limits. The world may seem like it’s dictating to us what to do, but we have the agency to choose what we want and how we want it.
In the previous episodes, we learned that burnout might feel something like exhaustion. But it’s more than that. We also understood that burnout comes in phases. And it is through discussions like this that we can normalize and shed light on what dangers the continuous feeling of burnout might lead us to. Conversations like this allow us to introspect within ourselves and assess whether we are on the verge of burnout or we have already entered its stages. Through conversations like this, we are made aware, and with awareness comes preventions and solutions.
We have talked about the stages of burnout. Now, we wrap up this series by talking about the last stage—Stage 5: Devastations of the Ds. Understand what stage 5 is like as you tune in to this episode.
Wisdom To Live By
- “It was a monumental mountain of cleanup that I had to do, but at the same time, it was totally worth it because on the other side of burnout was my best life.” – Becca Powers
- “With understanding comes awareness. And with awareness, we can create change. Awareness is always the key to change.” – Becca Powers
- “Give yourself permission to prioritize your well-being.” – Becca Powers
Resources Mentioned
- Harness Your Inner CEO
Follow Becca:
- Website
It cannot be emphasized enough that you have to take care of yourself first so that you can better take care of others. But as much as we want to stay healthy and avoid burnout, our daily activities and life circumstances often take a toll on our health and well-being. Consequently, we sometimes lose motivation, inspiration, and even our sense of joy.
What do you do when you are at a low point in your life? Do you reach out to others or stay in tune with yourself instead? How do you handle stress to bounce back in life? Sometimes, we think that self-care should involve lavish activities or momentous decisions. Sure, we all deserve that much-needed vacation, or a trip to the spa or salon just to feel good, or to simply drop everything and spend quality time with our loved ones.
However, self-care also means taking time to do the little things that matter on a regular basis. Checking in with yourself and creating awareness about things that give you joy and motivation, finding the energy and will to nourish your body with good food or exercise, or spending quiet time so you can listen to yourself – are also examples of self-care activities. Whatever it is that allows you to find that alignment among your mental, physical, and emotional state, that is definitely going to be helpful in avoiding burnout.
Learn more about finding and sustaining this ‘alignment’ within yourself as Katy Bosso shares her pieces of advice in this episode. She also talks about her awesome book which focuses on the same theme.
Wisdom To Live By:
- “We heal through relationships with people; we heal through support.” – Katy Bosso
- “The relationships that you surround yourself with can make or break your health.” – Katy Bosso
- “People are looking for so many cures everywhere and everything, and they go to all these different doctors. But a lot of the time, your wisdom is within you. It's been with you all along.” – Katy Bosso
Know More About Katy Bosso:
Katy Bosso is a professor of counseling and a licensed mental health counselor in the state of Florida in private practice. She holds a doctorate in counselor education and works with clients to overcome anxiety, depression, and relationship issues by helping them connect to their most authentic selves. She enjoys working with children, teens, and adults to assist them in reaching a variety of emotional, relational, and behavioral health goals. One of her greatest passions is helping others achieve a deep sense of personal growth and find a life that brings them joy, abundant love, and a strong sense of purpose.
She helps clients with issues such as past traumatic experiences, depression, anxiety, relationship issues, codependency, shame, attachment, and low self-esteem. In addition to her work with adults, she also offers cognitive modalities, play therapy, and mindfulness techniques to help children find balance, solutions, and fulfillment.
Connect with Katy Bosso:
- Psychology Today
- The Mental Health Directory
- Website
Resources Mentioned:
- Harness Your Inner CEO
- With Me All Along
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- Website
Stress and burnout have been constant topics of discussion throughout the years, and have been closely associated with work-related experiences and other overwhelming daily activities. In fact, there are numerous studies about the causes and effects of burnout, and there are a lot of available resources that provide tips on stress management.
However, when people feel that there is no choice other than to stay in their situation and remain in what feels like a toxic work environment, their bodies begin to feel the mental, emotional, physical, spiritual, and even financial discomfort. Our bodies contain 80% of our innate wisdom, not our brains. When the aches and pains of our bodies are dismissed whether it be the clenching of the jaw, the tension in the shoulders, or the constant indigestion our bodies respond with anxiety, worry, and hopelessness as a few examples
Therefore, it is essential to recognize the 4th stage of burnout which is disharmony in the bodies. Going through the first stages of burnout will lead you to a point where your body is already giving you “signals” and telling you to take that much-needed pause. Tune in to this episode to know more about this stage and how you can truly listen to your body to avoid disharmony!
Wisdom To Live By:
- “The two things that I would say are the most valuable to me right now are my time and my health. Because if I have time and I have my health, then I have time for myself. Then I have time for my family, and then I have time to do all the things I love.” – Becca Powers
- “Practice the pause; connect with your mind, body, and soul.” – Becca Powers
- “Awareness allows change to happen.” – Becca Powers
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Your skills, talents, and/or actual capabilities are all essential elements in finding a job or establishing your career. Leaders and hiring managers would easily spot these attributes by looking at your credentials and background.
But in the long run, there are certain intangible qualities that will really set a brilliant employee apart in a company. Motivation, curiosity, self-awareness, empathy, and grit – these are just some of the values that are often overlooked in the hiring process, and are also often diminished or not at all developed throughout a person’s career.
When people keep on feeling undervalued or unappreciated, no matter how much they try to overcompensate – they enter into a new phase of burnout which puts them in a position where they lose, not just the passion, but the interest to go the extra mile and achieve their full potential. On the surface, it may seem like they are simply doing the bare minimum. But we have to analyze the intentions within and the reasons behind actions that hinder people from attaining a more solid and deeper level of success.
In this episode, Adam Hommey brilliantly explains the experiences and perspectives of people who go through the burnout phase and, probably after questioning their value and belongingness, have simply settled with stability and compliance with rules and others’ expectations. Do you know someone who is in this state? Or maybe you, yourself, can relate. Tune in and learn more!
Wisdom To Live By:
- “Underestimated is something that generally doesn't feel good unless you're using it strategically to exceed expectations and create a perception that you're an even greater winner than you are.” – Adam Hommey
- “Your malcontents are some of your company's greatest assets. They can shed light on your opportunities for growth, which could be your opportunities for success if simply addressed.” – Adam Hommey
- “A danger zone for you is when a malcontent stops speaking up but they're still there.” – Adam Hommey
- “If they're complaining, they're selling, right? Because they're engaged, they're passionate, and something's going on. And the moment someone is silent and they're doing their job just well enough that they're not ending up on a spreadsheet somewhere and they're just flying under the radar, that's when you got to be concerned because something's going on.” – Becca Powers
Know More About Adam:
Adam Hommey is a speaker, author, consultant, and trainer with nearly 20 years of experience working in a range of industries and supporting the growth of scores of small businesses and entrepreneurial ventures. He, himself has been an entrepreneur since 2003 and is the Chief Winning Officer and Situation Creator of The Business Creators' Institute which helps entrepreneurs and small businesses Emancipate the POWER of INFORMATION and Win at the Game of Business and Marketing. Adam is an international Amazon Best-Selling author of "Groundhog Day is an Event, Not a Business Strategy" as well as a contributing author to "Journeys to Success: The Millennial Edition". He is also the host of the Business Creators’ Radio Show, one of the longest continuously-running entrepreneurial podcasts on the air today.
Connect with Adam Hommey
Resources Mentioned
- Harness Your Inner CEO
Follow Becca:
- Website
Too much stress, when not managed properly, can lead to burnout. And while stress can be short-term and may be reduced when addressed, burnout can be more challenging to handle and may become a cycle of negative emotions.
Thus, it is important to understand what happens to your mind, heart, and body when you experience burnout. Consequently, knowing what stage you are in and your corresponding behaviors and responses will allow you to see patterns or habits that you can learn how to break.
In previous episodes, we talked about the first two stages of burnout which are the “Unders” and the “Overs”. In these stages, it may be easy to recognize the signs of burnout because the manifestations are extremes – when you feel undervalued, you tend to sulk into a very low point in your life; as a result, you try to prove your worth by overcompensating. In Stage 3, however, you reach a point of exhaustion where you become uncertain what the purpose of trying hard is, and you no longer care as much as you used to if you are underappreciated.
Do I make a difference? Am I making an impact? Do people care about me or the things that I accomplish? These are just some of the questions that may keep you up at night if you are transitioning into stage 3 of burnout which is called “Questioning Belonging”.
Learn more about this phase of burnout and take note of some examples and tips as you tune in to this episode!
Wisdom To Live By:
- “Change by far is one of the scariest things for people. The unknown on the other side of change keeps people stuck.” – Becca Powers
- “We were meant to thrive. You were born to rise. You were born with potential. You were born with a dream. You were born with a mission. You were born to be alive. And when we don't feel alive, our bodies are talking to us through [those] signs.” – Becca Powers
- “The biggest boundary that you can have is the boundary with yourself.” – Becca Powers
Resources Mentioned
- Harness Your Inner CEO
Follow Becca:
- Website
Oftentimes, we are so focused on being too busy that we forget what we are truly busy about. As high achievers, we have the tendency to get so caught up in our daily routines and responsibilities that we lose sight of our real purpose and intentions. We also sometimes overcommit and do so many things at once that it becomes difficult to allow ourselves to just be.
Since we now live in a fast-paced world, a lot of people associate being busy with being productive. But remember, just because you are working all the time does not mean you are achieving a lot. And though success is relative, it would be safe to say that no amount of achievement or work can be meaningful if your mental health and your relationships are being compromised in the process of attaining it.
Yes, we owe it to ourselves to maximize our potential and the opportunities that come our way. However, as you work your way towards your goals, always hold on to your purpose, your values, and what really matters to you.
Our guest and my dear friend, Jessie Andres, is both a high-achiever and a mother. Though she has been thriving as a career woman and a parent, she recalls the challenges she went through and how she managed to still prioritize her health, her wellbeing, and her family while pursuing her dreams. Learn some practical tips on time management and being organized, and gain a nugget of wisdom or two as you listen to this episode!
Wisdom To Live By:
- One of the greatest gifts that you could give your kids is time. – Jessie Andres
- For me, sitting down at your desk for ten hours or eight hours is not healthy. – Jessie Andres
- My best work and my best outcome is when I am all in. – Jessie Andres
- Look at your week ahead, look at your day, and get those to-do lists. – Becca Powers
- Communicate [with your husband] and just kind of figure out what the plan is. Also, just make sure that one thing that you can't get back is time... Make sure that time is valuable. – Jessie Andres
Know More About Jessie
Jessie Andres is an award-winning Fortune 500 software tech client executive. In Jessie’s 15+ years in sales, she has worked for the best of the breed companies such as Dell, Riverbed, Splunk, and Dataiku. Jessie's key to success is building strong relationships. Jessie has a passion for WIT and has spent the past 6 years mentoring college graduates to join the workforce
On a personal note – Jessie is a Native New Yorker based in South Florida. She is married and a mother to 3 children – Edward, Hannah, and Abigail.
Her favorite Tony Robbins quote “ People who succeed at the highest level are not lucky, they’re doing something differently than everyone else”.
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Resources Mentioned
- Harness Your Inner CEO
Follow Becca:
- Website
Our minds and bodies have the natural ability to respond to stresses and threats to our wellbeing. In psychology, these unconscious responses that help us protect our sense of self are called defense mechanisms.
One of the defense mechanisms that gets switched on – especially if we want to make up for our shortcomings or setbacks – is called compensation. And while it may help you achieve goals and excel in some areas of your life, overdoing it may cause more harm than good in the long run.
Especially at times when we feel unseen, unheard, or unappreciated, that’s when our tendency to overcompensate gets triggered. The more that we feel like we don’t matter or we’re not worthy, the more that we want to prove ourselves; and that often leads us to overwork, overcommit, and overthink. These are just some of the “overs” that we need to understand and be mindful of if we want to avoid being overstressed and overwhelmed!
Overcompensation is a bit tricky because it makes you feel like you’re doing your best; but it’s actually counterproductive, especially for high achievers.
In this episode, let’s dive deeper into some of the things we overdo that may cause burnout and ultimately hinder us from giving our best and living life to the fullest.
Wisdom To Live By:
- “At the core of everybody, they wanna be seen, heard, and felt like they mattered. And on the reverse side, all problems come from not being seen, not being heard, and feeling like we don't matter.” – Oprah
- Success is possible without sacrificing your well-being. Actually, unstoppable success is on the other side of prioritizing yourself. – Becca Powers
- We shouldn't be just surviving our days. We should be alive. – Becca Powers
- The more times you say yes to yourself, the more confident you will become that this is the way to be. – Becca Powers
- What if you are feeling the “overs”, what can you do?... Assess and admit that things might be either off track or getting off track. – Becca Powers
Click here for "The Workplace Burnout Survey"
Resources Mentioned:
- Harness Your Inner CEO
Follow Becca:
- Website
"And the Day Came When the Risk to Remain Tight In a Bud Was More Painful Than the Risk It Took to Blossom.”
- Anais Nin -
How would you feel if you started working in a company that accepted you with a yawn? Like when you are excited to start and to make an impact with your efforts and no one seems to really care.
How would you feel working in a company with a culture that undervalues, underappreciated, and underrecognizes people like you?
If this resonates, then listen up and listen good!
This week’s episode features a fellow powerhouse, Gina McCarthy, a resilient soul with a High Achievers mindset with the same badass culture. A crucial career pivot led her to move past her own “unders” that were stirring the dark waters that would lead to burnout - and increased her salary by more than 35% in the process!
Take Inspiration from how Gina took back her own power by:
- Accepting, loving, and being damn proud of herself
- Choosing to receive and process outside criticism and comments as either positive, irrelevant, or just simply untrue
- Allowing herself to feel motivated and inspired again by what she’s doing
- Avoiding the need to give loyalty to people who don’t reciprocate it
- Finding her people that would check her a** when she’s being “swallowed up” at work
Click here for "The Workplace Burnout Survey"
Wisdom To Live By:
- I was comfortable. I was loved. I was respected, but I just wasn't challenged. - Gina McCarthy
- I was told that I was too emotionally invested in my customers. And the problem is I allowed it to be an insult when I should have just flicked my chin and said, “You're damn right I am!” - Gina McCarthy
- Burnout isn’t abrupt or sudden. It’s a slow drip that bleeds into your system. - Becca Powers
- You can put whatever the hell you want out and say whatever the hell you want to me. But how I receive and process it is on me. - Gina McCarthy
- Sitting in mediocrity is a flame killer. - Becca Powers
- The first layer of burnout is leaving ourselves in situations where we're starting to feel disrespected. - Becca Powers
- Build your support network because you're gonna need it. - Gina McCarthy
Know More About Gina:
Gina is a self-made six-figure technology sales executive and mother of two. Gina’s inspirational story starts when she entered the tech industry in 2011 and worked her way up through the various sales ranks. Starting as a business development rep, she is now a top-performing sales executive managing multi-million dollar sales territories. Gina’s willingness to acknowledge she’s worth more, to take action to keep moving her career forward regardless of who it triggers, and never settle for less attitude has led to her meaningful and fulfilling success.
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I appreciate all that I do. I am good enough just as I am. I speak up for myself, I ask for what I want. I claim my power.
- Louise Hay -
Burnout is real and will prevail in your life if you keep tolerating it or denying to yourself that you are, in fact, burnt out. We need to rise against the unders of burnout instead of just accepting what should be unacceptable. Now is the time to take action against it so it doesn’t take over our lives.
Developing self-awareness is an essential step in acknowledging burnout. Recognizing and anticipating the first stage of burnout or the unders will help you overcome it. One way to do this is to stop being a people pleaser and start diverting your attention to yourself. You have to believe that you are good enough and you approve of yourself. It’s time to claim your power!
In this episode, Becca sheds light on the first stage of burnout or the unders and how it leads to the next stage. She shares some examples that trigger the unders by providing real-life scenarios. She also helps people evaluate themselves using a rating scale to know if they are not experiencing burnout or if they are getting closer to it. Hence, early detection is the best prevention for burnout.
Take Inspiration From These Lessons:
- Burnout is not something that we should power through or tolerate. We should not dwell over burnout all the time, we have to realize that there is a whole big life out there and learn to be alive.
- There are things to ponder when it comes to what’s working and what’s not working in your life, but you must remember that you deserve to fly high and live your best life.
- People get into the overs of burnout when they learn how to put the mask on or to show up differently just to get the acceptance and validation that they are seeking.
- Admitting that you are experiencing burnout is not a sign of weakness, instead, it shows your courage to overcome burnout.
- When people feel unseen, unheard, and underappreciated, they go into perfectionism to prove they are valuable.
Resources Mentioned:
- Power Thought Cards by Louise Hay
- Harness Your Inner CEO Becca Powers
- Claim Your Power by Mastin Kipp
- The Happiness Recipe by Rebecca Morrison
Burnout out survey link: https://www.beccapowers.com/burnout
Wisdom To Live By:
- People want to be seen, heard, and appreciated because that is the seed of either where they thrive or where they go to survive. - Becca Powers
- I realized in the shadow beliefs that when we feel undervalued, we will overcompensate by showing that we are valuable.- Becca Powers
- Burnout is real, it happens and it starts in this basic place, which we experience all the time. And the thing is, we bypass it or we minimize our feelings and think that we're just being sensitive. But it’s not, you're just being real and acknowledging that feeling.- Becca Powers
- We all deserve to fly high, live our best life, feel what it feels like to feel good inside every day, and wake up with our internal validation. - Becca Powers
- We grow up tolerating the intolerable and accepting the unacceptable, but that's not how we were meant to live. There is a whole big life out there. - Becca Powers
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- Website
I am deeply fulfilled by all I do. And then I'm flipping it over for extended meaning. Each moment of the day is special to me as I follow my higher instincts and listen to myself. I am at peace with my world and affairs.
- Louise Hay -
Are you noticing that job satisfaction is practically nonexistent? Do you often feel physically and mentally drained, like your batteries are dead? Some of us can relate to these questions because we have encountered these circumstances, or you might be experiencing them right now. Job dissatisfaction and physical and mental exhaustion are just some of the signs of workplace burnout.
But how do you know if you are on the verge of burnout and might fall hard on it? First, you might feel that you don’t matter and are not worthy. When these feelings are activated, you might go into overcompensation wherein you worked hard to be validated. Then, you go into the next stage where you start questioning your sense of belonging, which could lead to disharmony with yourselves and your bodies. If you stay on this stage for too long, it could lead to self-devastation. And these are the five stages of burnout that Becca sheds light on in this episode.
As someone who has a good grip on burnout and is certified in trauma awareness, Becca enumerates the five stages of burnout and how those stages are interrelated. She goes on to share valuable inputs about how early detection of the signs and stages will not only save us from its devastating effects but also the people around us. This serves as a reminder that as high-achievers, we should aim for success, but without so much sacrifice and self-sabotage.
Take Inspiration From These Lessons:
- Burnout is everyone's problem but everyone has a hand in making it better.
- There must be an opportunity for us to pause and recalibrate and say, is this the best way that I can be going about things?
- Sometimes, when we are dealing with shadows in our lives, we want to hide them and we don't want people to think we're not worthy. Instead, we want people to see our value and we want to be validated. With this, we get into overcompensation when wounds are triggered and activated.
- The five stages of burnout are recognizing the unders, and overs, questioning your sense of belonging, disharmony with yourself and your body, and self-devastation.
- It is the organization or the corporation's responsibility to provide work environments that help their employees thrive.
Resources Mentioned:
- Power Thought Cards by Louise Hay
Wisdom To Live By:
- Burnout is everyone's problem. It's the individual's responsibility to prioritize themselves enough to get out of that survival state and into a thriving state. - Becca Powers
- 98% of people are actually experiencing either signs and symptoms of burnout or full-on burnout. 98% of workers and professionals are either in or on the verge of burnout.- Becca Powers
- Burnout has been going on for a long time. It just hasn't been talked about, but it’s really popular now which is great because now people can talk about it.- Becca Powers
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- Website
What is your meaning of success? How can you embrace it, and how can you rise and soar? These are thought-provoking questions that many of us can instantly answer, but for some people, it might take them months or even years to finally figure out what success means to them. But, knowing what your values are, what’s important to you, and how it aligns to your definition of success can help you create a life that thrives.
Our personal meaning of success helps to define the quality of our lives. That’s why it’s important to stop and consider what success looks like to you. Because success is subjective, others may define success as something that lights them up or something that brings them peace. With different definitions of success, it’s important that we don’t project our definition of success onto other people. And for Becca, success means having her life thriving in all areas. Although she is aware that not every area is going to thrive at the same level, she is committed to make sure that all areas of her life get attention. In this episode, she will discuss what she considers the 4 primary departments in life and how to define success at each department level.
Becca goes on to share valuable inputs about success and how she views success at this point in her life. This serves as a reminder for us that life is a series of priorities and changes, thus, success should evolve as we evolve. Some people might measure success by the amount of joy and peace they have in life while others might measure it by their awards, accomplishments, and financial health. Lastly, recognizing success should lead us to honoring and supporting people in whatever their success looks like.
Take Inspiration From These Lessons:
- Humans are always evolving. Thus, our definition or meaning of success should evolve too.
- Success could also mean having your life thriving in all areas.
- We carry our definition of success with our different values and what's important to us.
- We have to stay at the top of the priority list in our lives. It's just what we have to do to really thrive and stay alive.
- We have to consider what success means to us, then start building that standard for ourselves, and move in that direction.
Resources Mentioned:
- Super Attractor Deck by Gabby Bernstein
Wisdom To Live By:
- “I really would like to see a place where we not only honor each other's opinions and views on success but that we support them in whatever their success looks like.”- Becca Powers
- “I became more successful when I focused on myself first, when I gave myself permission to prioritize my wellbeing, when I gave myself permission to be a human being and not just a production machine.”- Becca Powers
- “What success means to me is having my life thriving in all areas. And I'm quite aware that not every area is going to thrive at the same level. I'm not going to be a plus in all areas of my life at all times.”- Becca Powers
- “My greatest spiritual shifts don't come through force, they come through freedom,” by Gabby Bernstein.
Follow Becca:
- Website
Who do you look up to? What qualities does he or she possess? Do you honor that person? Most of us have that one person who we look up to and admire. One person who inspires us, molds us, and influences us into who we are now. That person could be the incredible woman in our lives, like our mother and grandmother. And if you are waiting for the perfect timing to honor them, now is the ideal moment to do it.
There will always be people in our lives who have a ton of lessons and things that we can adapt and take into our lives to make us better. And for Becca, that person is no other than her Grandmother, to whom she also dedicates this episode in time of the Mother’s Day Celebration. When she thinks of her grandma, she thinks of guts and glitter and that is what stands out to her. It was her grandmother who built her foundations in life and motivated her to become a high achiever. In our lives, we also have that same person who will serve as our compass. A person who will remind us that we can dream but we also need to take action. Someone who will create an atmosphere where we all can love each other and just feel included.
Becca dedicates this episode to her admirable grandma whom she also gave full credit for instilling in their family the belief that people need to have a sense of belonging to rise and thrive. If people don’t have a strong sense of belonging in their family of origin, they can explore different ways to feel belonging. She also talks about her grandmother’s guts and glitter which encouraged her to go after everything she wanted in life but without sacrifice. In addition, it's also important to pay respect to the people who have paved the path for us to have these bad-ass careers and a place at the table. Thus, if you have someone in your life that has really stood out for you and you still have a chance to thank them, you have to do it now.
Take Inspiration From These Lessons:
- We need to feel like we belong to something in order to really rise and thrive in life.
- You can dream, but then you also need to take action.
- It takes guts to break the mold, break ceilings, to do your best at things, even when you're tired.
- There are always people in our lives that have a ton of lessons and things that we can adapt and take into our lives to make us a better person.
Resources Mentioned:
- Oracle card by Gabby Bernstein
Wisdom To Live By:
- Everybody needs a sense of belonging. But belongings are found in communities. So explore different ways that you can create belonging if you don't have a strong sense of belonging in your family of origin.
- We could be a little obsessive and take things a little too far when achieving something but we have to work towards success without sacrifice.
- “I can decide today to recalibrate my energy. And commit to love and enjoy,” by Gabby Bernstein.
Follow Becca:
- Website
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What would life look like for you if you were able to prioritize the things that were important to you?
Join Becca as she chats about what it could look like to live a life where you’re successful without sacrificing what’s important to you.
Take Inspiration From These Lessons:
- What changed for Becca when she decided to proritize her life in a different way
- The power of saying no to others and making space for your true passions
- How your limiting beliefs can hold you back from truly experiencing the life that you want
Wisdom To Live By:
- The more I said no to other people and said yes to myself, the more time and space created in my life.
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Do you find yourself prioritizing time with your family or yourself because of your career?
In this episode, Becca talks about the costs of compromise and what you need to consider so you can consciously choose what you want to compromise on rather than compromising on autopilot.
Take Inspiration From These Lessons:
- How the compromises Becca made in her career led to overcompensating in other areas of her life
- The danger of sacrificing yourself for the sake of others
- The defining moment that changed everything for Becca
Wisdom To Live By:
- There's a cost to packaging ourselves or presenting ourselves smaller than we are, or making ourselves fit into someone else's request of how we should be.
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Welcome to the inaugural first episode of The High Achievers Club hosted by Becca Power.
Tune in to learn more about Becca and her journey from working in a dollar store to earning six figures as a sales executive.
Quote from this episode: ‘‘I do think people are very taboo when it comes to money. And I think it's important. To talk about money, not in the sense of being braggy, but being in the sense of it's okay to want to make money.’’
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Welcome to The High Achievers Club Podcast! You’re in the right place if you dream big, love crushing your goals and breaking ceilings in your career. You kick ass, yet you’re exhausted from juggling work, family, competing priorities, and always giving everything in your life more than you give yourself. Sound familiar? Then you probably identify as a high achiever, just like your host, Becca Powers!
Becca Powers is an Award-Winning Fortune 500 Technology Sales Leader and Best-Selling Author and every other week, you can expect to learn the tools you need to break up with burnout cycles, prioritize yourself so you can thrive personally and professionally and make more money than you ever have. You'll be able to reach unstoppable success without sacrificing yourself and your sanity.
Visit www.beccapowers.com to find out more about how you can work with Becca or book her as a speaker for your event.
Connect with Becca on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beccapowers1313/
Launching 05.05.2022